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You can always reset your tablet, sometimes a clean sweep can do wonders. Any antivirus installed, just to make sure you haven't downloaded anything malicious that might harm your system? Also, check under Settings > Apps if those apps failing to connect to the internet are not disabled...

I had a similar problem on my Nexus 7 (2012), it occurred after the JB 4.3 update. I did the following in order, hopefully one will do the trick for you. - Download a camera app from Play store just to know if the problem is with your camera lens or just a software bug in the OS itself - Do a...

On your tablet try going to Settings > Developer Options > click 10 times on the Build no. to enable USB debugging mode.

If a 7 inch screen is good for him, get the Nexus 7. If you want to go for a bigger 10 inch screen, get the Galaxy Note 10 (but it will exceed your budget).

An iPad Mini will never fully replace a full notebook. However, if you're willing to pay a little extra, the iPad Mini Retina Display comes with Apple's free office suite (Word / Excel / Powerpoint alternatives). You can dock a keyboard for sure, and you can write / edit / email documents with...

Depending on what you'll use it for. I owned the Nexus 7 (2012) for a year before selling it to get the new iPad Mini Retina. The N7 is a solid tablet but after a while performance is not that smooth. It's good for browsing, reading, a few games that don't hog the CPU performance as heavy...

Press and hold the Power and Volume Down buttons for a few seconds, it should take you to the boot menu.

Read this thread but use at your own risk: http://www.redmondpie.com/install-and-dual-boot-multiple-roms-on-android-phone-with-bootmanager-root-only/

It depends on your Android version. The earlier versions of Android like 2.2 Froyo ran Flash just fine. However, Adobe has decided to discontinue Flash on the Android platform with the release of Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich." You can still download and run Flash just fine, and they will...

Having a hardware firewall installed right before the switch that distributes your connection is always a good ideas for companies. Some depend on single user antiviruses like your case at work. Eset Nod32 is okay, but I would recommend Kaspersky Internet Security. In my opinion, it's the...

This is done server side. If you are hosting that website there's an option in the cPanel for statistics. If you are not the admin of that website there's no way to get this information as it is injected in the HTML / Javascript code of the web pages themselves.

Ed, a smartphone runs on different operating system than Windows. Regular PC programs will not run on Android-based devices. I would say that a smartphone can never replace your ordinary laptop. Your best bet is to find alternative programs that run on Android.

When you dream, you dream big! Reading your above post led me to this specific product; the Razer Edge Pro: http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-edge-pro/ As far as I know, this is the most powerful hybrid console on the market. Here's a review...

How about the Nexus 7: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230663 It plays 720p well and it's stable and fast.